Per statistics released by China’s Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on July 14, 2025, Chinese invention patent grants are down 28.75% in the first half of 2025 versus the first half of 2024. Specifically, the number of invention patents granted decreased by 159,187 to 394,462 grants. Utility model grants also dropped by 21.71% in the first half of 2025 year-on-year to 756,682 grants (down by 209,832 grants). However, design patent grants increased by 3.12% year-on-year to 314,457 grants (up by 9,503 grants).
Category: Statistics
China Releases Status of Intellectual Property Protection in China Customs in 2024
On April 23, 2025, China’s General Administration of Customs released Status of Intellectual Property Protection in China Customs in 2024 (2024年中国海关知识产权保护状况) providing statistics on the detainment of good (both import and export) for infringing intellectual property rights. A total of 53,200 intellectual property protection measures were implemented throughout 2024, and 41,600 batches and 81,605,100 items of suspected infringing goods were actually detained, representing a plateau in growth.
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases “Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2024)” – Criminal IP Enforcement Up 24% in 2024
On April 21, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court released the “Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2024)” (中国法院知识产权司法保护状况(2024年)) providing a wealth of data regarding Chinese IP litigation in 2024. Criminal IP enforcement continues to grow in China with Chinese courts receiving 9,120 first-instance criminal cases involving infringement on IP and concluding 9,003 such cases, marking increases of 24.34% and 29.22% compared to 2023, respectively. Overall, Chinese courts received 529,370 IP cases and concluded 543,911 cases, …
Shenzhen Releases Patent Subsidy Data – Huawei Received Over 35 Million RMB for Foreign Patent Grants
On April 14, 2025, the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the List of recipients of the second batch of special funds for intellectual property rights in Shenzhen in 2023 for foreign invention patent authorization (深圳市2023年第二批知识产权领域专项资金国外发明专利授权资助领款名单). Combined with the List of recipients of Shenzhen’s 2023 special fund for intellectual property rights for foreign invention patent authorization (深圳市2023年知识产权领域专项资金国外发明专利授权资助领款名单) published on March 28, 2024 Shenzhen’s SAMR has subsidized Huawei a total of 35,168,904 RMB for foreign patents granted in 2023. …